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Apr 26, 2012
Impact of Hiroshima's New Transit System: The Astramline
Authors: Yoshinobu Ikegami, Yoshinori Kamimoto, Mitsuaki Oyama, Kaoru Tateiwa, Haruo Watarida, and Shigeki TakeuchiAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Automated People Movers: Moving Through the Millennium
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The Astramline, the new transit system in the city of Hiroshima, commenced operations in August 1994 as the ninth medium-volume railway-style transportation system in Japan. It functions as a major form of public transportation in the northwest part of the city. During the extended period from 1991 to 1998, the city of Hiroshima, together with the Chugoku Regional Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, conducted a systematic survey and analysis of the impact of constructing the Astramline. The purpose was to obtain basic information for promoting and developing the medium-volume railway-style transportation system. This report provides a summary of the Astramline's impact.
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© 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Yoshinobu Ikegami
Director, Urban Transportation Department, Roads and Transportation Bureau, the City of Hiroshima, 1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8586, Japan
Yoshinori Kamimoto
Director, New Transit Division, Urban Transportation Department, Roads and Transportation Bureau, the City of Hiroshima, 1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8586, Japan
Mitsuaki Oyama
Director, Planning Division, Urban Transportation Department, Roads and Transportation Bureau, the City of Hiroshima, 1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8586, Japan
Kaoru Tateiwa
Assistant Director, Planning Division, Urban Transportation, Department, Roads and Transportation Bureau, the City of Hiroshima, 1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8586, Japan
Haruo Watarida
Director, Transportation Policy Division, Urban Transportation, Department, Roads and Transportation Bureau, the City of Hiroshima, 1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8586, Japan
Shigeki Takeuchi
Chief, Supervisor, Transportation Policy Division, Urban, Transportation Department, Roads and Transportation Bureau, the City of Hiroshima, 1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8586, Japan
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